Improvement in pegging-machines



0. HUPP. Pegging Machines.

No. 206,178. Patented July 23,1878.

N. PETERS. PHDTO-LITHOGRAPHER WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEORISON HUFF, OF LYMAN, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PEGGlNG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No- 206,178, dated July 23,1878; application filed June 3, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ()RISON Horn, of Lyman, in the county of York, Stateof Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PeggingMachines, of which the following is a description sufficiently full,clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art or science towhich my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification,in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine, the frontplate being represented as removed to show the interior mechanism.

My invention relates, principally, to the class known as handpegging-machines, and consists in a novel construction and arrangementof the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, by whicha simpler, cheaper, and more effective device of this character isproduced than is now in ordinary use.

In the drawing, A represents the body or case of the machine; B, theslide or plunger; 0, the shank, and T the handle. A two-armed lever, E,is pivoted within the case at w, and jointed to the short arm of thislever there is a vertically-arranged bar or awl-arm, S, carrying the awln. This arm passes through the slot K in the slide B, and is providedwith a sprin g, p, as shown.

A bar or driver, f, is pivoted in the lower end of the slide B near thearm S, and near this bar there is fixed a downwardly-projecting knife orchisel, c. A vertically-arranged lever, H, is pivoted at I to the edgeof the case A, and provided with the spring J. A springpawl, L, ispivoted in the lower end of this lever, and projecting inwardly from itsupper end through a slot in the case A (not shown) there is a cam-shapedstud, Q. Attached to the bottom of the case A there is ahorizontally-arranged circular holder or bracket, M, having anupwardly-projecting rim or flange, and designed for containing the stripof pegwood 0, which is coiled on the bracket within the rim, and kept inposition by the bar N. The central portion of the slide B is cut out, asshown, and provided with the inwardlyprojecting studs m d. A nipple orstud, G,

through which the awl it works, projects downwardly from the case A, andis provided with the fixed awl or retaining-point r.

In the use of my improvement the strip of peg-wood from which the pegsare cut is placed in the holder M, under the bar N, its outer or freeend being carried under the pawl L, and through a channel (not shown) toa point under the chisel c. The slide B being elevated until its lowerend is higher than the upper end of the lever H, the stud Q will beforced by the spring J through the slot (not shown) in the side of thecase A into or partially across the path of the slide B, and the lowerend of the lever and its pawl L will be thrown outwardly by the samespring. If, now, the slide B is suddenly forced down by striking on thehandle T of the shank C, the spring D will be compressed, and the lowerend of the slide, striking the cam-shaped stud Q, will cause the lowerend of the lever H to move toward the awl 'n, and the pawl L, which isin contact with the strip of peg-wood, to feed the same forward underthe chisel or knife 6 a distance corresponding with the thickness of apeg. The slide B continuing to advance, the stud (I will strike theshort arm of the lever E, forcing the arm S and awl n downwardly, theawl passing through a slot, V, in the lower part of the case and a hole(not shown) in the nipple G. When the awl has been advanced a sufficicntdistance through the nipple to form the hole for the peg, the lever Ewill be so far rotated or turned on its pivot .10 that its short armwill pass or escape the stud d, and the stud m will be brought intocontact with the long arm a of the lever, reversing its movements,elevating the arm S, and withdrawing the awl n. The slide B stillcontinuing to advance and the awl to rise, the driver f is next broughtinto operation, its lower end striking the inwardly-inclined edge 41 ofthe slot 1:, by which it will be deflected or pushed against the arm S,causing the arm to move laterally until the driver comes into the pathof the awl, or immediately over the awl-hole in the nipple G. A peghaving now been cut from the strip by the knife 0 and fed or advancedunder the driver f by the pawl L, it will be forced by the driverthrough the awl-hole in the nipple and driven into the hole made by theawl in the sole of the shoe, the knife 0 at the same time cutting a newpeg, to be in its turn fed or forced along to the driver.

As the slide I is withdrawn by the expansive action of the spring I),when the lower end of the driverf reaches a point above the inclinededge or throat 2' of the slot 2, the spring 1) will force the arm S intoits normal position, bringing the awl it again over the awl-hole in thenipple G, and when the slide elears or passes the stud Q the spring Jwill force the pawl L outwardly to take a fresh hold of the strippreparatory to again feed ing it to the knife.

The short arm of the lever E having been first depressed and thenelevated, and its long arm at first elevated and then depressed, by thedownward movement of the slide, as described, the short arm will be leftout of the path of the stud (I. To bring the lever into a properposition for the next stroke, the part of the slide is so constructedand arranged as to strike the curved projection g on the under part ofthe lever, and partially elevate its long arm at the termination of theupward movement of the slide, thus bringing the short arm into aposition to be acted upon by the stud d at the next downward stroke.

The slot 1 in the bottom of the case A is elongated, as shown, having adiameter or thickness from front to rear corresponding nearly with thediameter of the awl-hole in the nipple G, but being long enough and deepenough to permit the awl to swing laterally as the driverf strikes theincline 2', as described, the awl, when so swung, being withdrawn, fromthe hole in the nipple. but not from the 1 slot, the spring 11 yieldingto permit the crowdin g over of the awl-arm by the striker f.

It will be understood that one or two strokes of the slide will berequired when the machine is first started up before a sufficient numberof pegs will be cut from the strip and advanced to the awl-hole to makethe device work properly; also, that the slide should be fitted to worknicely in the case, and all of the parts correctly adjusted or timed.

The awl or point e and nipple G having been previously used, I do notherein claim the same, broadly, when in and of themselves considered.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is-- 1. In apegging-machine substantially such as described, the ease A, leverI'),slide 13, arm S, striker f, chisel e, awl u, incline 1', slot 1*, andnipple G, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as aml forthe purpose set forth and specified.

2. In apegging-machine substantially such as described, the lever H,provided with the stud Q and pawl L, in combination with the slide B,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a pegging-machine substantially such as described, the bracket M,in combination with the case A, pawl L, lever H, stud Q, and slide B,substantially as and for the purpose set forth and specified.

()RISON III'FF.

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